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Bent County register., 1887-12-17
LOCAL NOTEs,

l
The horse market is dull prices are
lew.
Frand EIline is in Washington,
d. C.
+. Z. Descent attended the Pueblo
Celebration.
Town boomers are preparing for
spring work.
"She" has arrived st the Postof-
fce Drug Store.
See Lee and Myer, the grocers,
new advertisement.
The Sparks will be in their new
Office in = few days.
J. W. Decker vas at Pueblo sew.
eral days this week.
Attorney Aechling says lots of
collections on hands.
w.P. Harper was n witness at
Las Animas last week.
4. w. Fuller was al Trinidad
"Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Fergus started Monday to
drive ber ponies 10 Rocky Ford.
Snow fell in the mountains and as
far east as Las Animas Tuesday.
J. ID. Turner has been confined to
his residence this week quite sick.
c. ID. Barker made final proof on
his claim at Las Animas last week.
The kornman Opera House was
sold "Wednesday to Mrs. Stella Nor
Iis.
A freight car off the track here
Thursday, delayed trains an hour or
Two.
Capt and Mrs. Munger came up
from Garden City "Wednesday even.
ing.
J. S. Porter was taken quite ill
Tuesday night, but is much better
now.
Deputy County Surveyor Irwin
visited Las Aulmas day or two
thus week.
Miss Brcca Londen, of Rocky
Ford, is visiting her brother W. w.
Of this city.
Paul Igo intends to take = claim
near La Jars IN the San Luis Valley
this winter.
@. &. Goodale has been down to
Fort Worth, Texas, this week ON lie
gal business.
w. W. Louden has fitted up suit
of rooms over his ding storc, a kind
Of bachelors den.
The north side bakery have new
lunch COULTER, aud serve short orders
aud oysters at all hours.
Old rails were taken out and now
ones put down on the siding south
of the depot yesterday.
Born to Mr.. aud Mrs. Z. J. Rabb,
Monday night, at half past nine u
daughter. DIR. Hasty attending.
Joe. Metcalf has gone to Trinidad
and his brother Will TO Missouri.
Joe. showed the best judgement.
We may have two months of win
ter, but il we do the storms will have
to begin operations pretty soon.
One term as Mayor or Councilman
is generally great suficiency to
satisfy the most anbiclous for local
honors.
MI Underwood was called TO
Palmer Lake by telegraph Monday
to see his brother, who is not expect
ed to live.
o. b. Chapman, residing a few
miles south of Granada, was in town
Wednesday, making final proof on
bis claim.
Our government pays pensions to
four hundred and ten thousand indi-
vidual,, great and good govern
ment is ours.
DR.. Hasty will have general charge
of DIR. Brooks drug store during his
absence, which will be the greater
part of his time
Mrs. ]. W. kriger's music class is
inceasing IN nun. ber and interest all
the time, which speaks well for that
Bent County register., 1887-12-17

! am. All are invited.
A city marshal cannot please every
man in town, as Mr.. Emery no doubt
knows by this time, but for all of
that as far as we know he tired to do
his duty.
1t your taxes are not paid before
the first day Of next month, twenty
hve per cent. penalty will be added
They are bad enough now, without
a penalty.
Kcmeber You can get the New
York Weekly Tribune one of tie
best papers in America aud Ike REG.
lister for two dollars and TWENTY-FIVE
cei.is cash.
There has been a COOL many
church sui,rer- of Lite, bat i: is the
best way to raise money, gili as it is
for :. good cause they should patton.
lied literally.
November was cold month
throughout the United States. The
eoldest November in many years. In
this state the cold spell lasted three
or four days only.
The Hook & Ladder Co, got to
the fire Sunday night, but could be
of no service, what was wanted was
lew feet of hose to attach to a fire
plug that was only few feet away.
Doc. Mitchelrs barn caught fire
and burned down last Sunday night
about seven o'cock. The horses, har-
ness and wagons were ali taken out
safely. 1t is not known how the fire
originated.
There was large meeting Of
farmers yesterday afternoon al
Holmes Hall, to consider the proro-
sition made by company To put
through what is known as the faru-
crs ditch.
We have no salt, sugar, oil or soft
soap well in tins vicinity, bnt man
who wants to farm can get land that
will turn OF paying crops, 20 he can
buy most anything wanted for well
regulated family.
We hope the la,lies of the Aid So
ciety will excuse US for not punlisl.-
ing the Int Of donations made them
for their fair after we had requested
of them the Inst. Ii WAS n case Of,
we couldn't help ourselves,
II is stated on the authority of an
eastern physician, that the drinking
of n good deal of water produces fat.
If housc-keepers will keep this in
mind when tranips ask for something
TO cat, they will lind it u great saving
There has been more real estate
transfers in Lamar the past two
week., than any town on the line of
the road for hundred miles east or
west, real estate trades are picking
up and will be lively inside of sixty
days.
There never has been better time
to buy real estate in this town than
right now, for the reason there are
holders who want to sell, heretofore
the trouble has been to find men
wanting to sell, aud it is always hard
to buy what is not for sale.
The farmers of this country should
try and gather about them few
head of COWS, hogs or sheep. The
expense or trouble of keeping them
on the farm will hardly be noticed,
while the income will soon prove to
be one of the main incomes.
1t was expected, after the Leader
had given for several weeks the Adj
such terrible turning over. that,
that paper would come back, with
something besides n good bye to the
public. The Leader evidently
meant business when they SHE'D their
castor into the ring.
Admission Free.
The Ladies Aid Society will begin
their fair Monday Dec. 10th with a
grand opening in the evening and
will continue the goth and elst On
the evening of the goth the "Jnpanecs
Wedding" will be gwen. On the
evening of the 2lst, "TnbleauXs, Res
Bent County register., 1887-12-17
For S1Ia,

one hanlrcd Wi'I Sky acres of decided
ital. IL ''se''t unIcr fence and cultivation
nEv ir"at" story and "A iiislf House IGs2t one
Siorc eHickch luus;. sx -. t,ru barns one l2x-
"a ''hu hne i@F !, n s-nod vsel Al good cistern,
grocery store wiki IiiSee hundred dollar
sock, 100 shucks of good corn. one COW and
eh'i, ocr To-iy si,id.1 g.ti ur.'.ie Tie above
nd and ,Latieis as, i:,.es south of Chiv-
ingtor .''i;i .iboIi twenty :o..s miles north OF
Lamar an the l.Gb..c roai between the two
places Tho ranch is stage stand and does
good business. All will be sold for fifteen
hundred dollars. Apply to w. a. AIcorn,
swift City, Colo, via Lamar.
Bent County register., 1887-12-17
Admission Free.

The Ladies Aid Society will begin
their fair Monday Dec. 10th with q
grand opening in the evening and
will continue the goth and 9lst. On
the evening of the goth the "Japanecs
Wedding" will be given. On the
evening of the 2lst, "Tableauxs, Res
itations and Music, under the super
vision of DR.. Rice.
The ladies have made elegant
crazy curtains with pointed plush
borders, to be sold at 25 cents a
chance, under the management of
Mrs. f. +. Whiting.
Through the kindness of Mr.. S. II.
Ellis, manager at Reitler's store, We
have secured beautiful hand paint
ed china toilet set of i2 pieces to be
sold at so cents chance, under the
management of Mrs. Rossner.
Oysters will be served at all hours
during the fair at % cts.
MRs. w. X. DAVIS, Pres.
MRs. J. NJ, WRIGHT, Sec.
Bent County register., 1887-12-17
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pleasure, tnke the Bnnhnn Line iof u'i
Through tickets TO all important points IN
the United states and Danada ana MEXICO.
En-ange checked TO destination.
The Dailo Pullman Palace Car Service anu
The dinilI,t stations orerufed nnd controlled
hy this company are too well known to make
,oon,n,ent necessarv W. F. WHITE,
con. Passenger aud Ticket Agt., Topeka, KS
Bent County register., 1887-12-17
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Attention!!

H..sekeepsrs and those intending
W keep hosss,
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
THE COAL POOL.
Condensed from Baltimore Sun of Feb. o.

Condensed from Baltimore Sun of Feb. 0.
Five railroads own seyen-tenths of
the anthracite coal area, and by
combinations amt ne themselves con
troll the distribution and price Of
coal, as well as the rates of wages at
the mines. The constitution Of
Pennsylvania forbids railroads to
engage in mining and requires them
to carry freight without discrimina-
ton, but as the Legislature has not
enacted laws providing penalties in
accordance with these provisions the
corporations do as they choose. 1t
is asserted sometimes. when the man
ayers meet to determine how much
coal shall be mined in a given
month, that a restriction OF pro1uc
ton is made to keep up wages The
public, it is claimed, should willingly
consent to consume less coal az n
higher price TO benefit the poor
miner. But the poor miner does
not benefit by diminished employ
ment, and his wages do not rise with
the price of coal. The last census
shows that in the first ten years
after the coal combination was
formed the average weekly wages Of
the miners were reduced 364 per
cent, while the retail price of coal
in Philadelphia declined only 163
per cent. The cost of all labor rep
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

Hon. W. ID. English, chairman of
the California Democratic State cen
trail committee, who has just been
banqueted in San Francisco and pre-
scented with a magnificent set Of dia-
monds for his successful conduct OF
the last Democratic canvass, is a
native of Charlestown, West Va,
where his boyhood was passed. He
was self-reliant, pushing youth,
and when a young man went to Cal
ifornia to "grow up with the coun-
try" He engaged successfully in
business in San Francisco, and for
several years has been chairman Of
the Democratic State committee.
Mr.. English's mother was a native
of Hagerstown, Md.-Baltimore Sun.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
THE RAILROAD OBJECTS.

The correspondent OF the Balti-
more SIN, writing from Charleston
on the 7th, says;
a bill is before the Legislature
for extending the power OF the W.
V. G. Railway Co, and the Balti
more & Ohio has a man here to look
after this bill and ascertain whether
it does not grant some rights to
which objection can be made.
We call attention to the fact that
the B. & o. regards it as sn en-
croachment upon its territory for
any one to propose to construct
railroad in West Virginia without
its permission. Will our people
never wake up to the fact that the
b. & o. officials look upon this State
as their private property? The bill
referred to is Objectionable, because
il enables n railroad company to
prosecute enterprises not connected
with the business Of common car
rier, but the b. d 0. objects to it be-
cause it contemplates railroad de
velopment which is not under its
auspices.
Either send a committee to re-
quest Mr.. CARROTS permission to
legislate as we think best, or else
notify "his man to look after this
bill" that West Virginia does not
yet belong to him. We confess the
defeat of the free pass bill indicates
that the railroad influence is strong
er than the will Of our people.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

resented in ton of coal in the early
years Of the present decade was ST.
06 to $1.10, while the retail price
maintained in Philadelphia was
from Sc to $3.50. Restriction OF
production is effected by suspension
of mining, sometimes for two weeks
in each month, or more One COM
pany reported in 1878 as many as
1877 working days out of the 365;
in 1883 as many as 2274. "The act
ual average wages reported by the
State bureau of statistics up to 1885,
as affected by enforced idleness, :
says Mr.. Hudson. "shows reduc-
ton of nearly go per cent. from the
period preceding the combination,
while the fall in coal was but 20 per
cent. The average weekly wages OF
miners were but $6.67. With these
low wages go high freight rates.
Railroads reports show that for the
last sixteen years the rate per ton
per mile on coal has been kept be-
tween II and II cents, while on
other freights, taking high and low
class together, the average has been
reduced to less than 4 cents per ton
mile"
1t is combinations such as these
that hire newspapers to cry down
the men who are trying to wake the
country to the true condition of
affairs.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
From pittsburg to Charleston.

The Pittsburg Times has the fol-
lowing in regard to the new line OF
railroad which it is proposed to ex-
tend from Pittsburg through West
Virginia to Charleston, the State
capital. "The Pennsylvania Rail
road Company has a force of engi-
neers at work upon the valley Of the
Monongahela river, between Browns
Vile and the mouth of Cheat river,
surveying the route for the extern
sion of the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston road to Morgantown.
Thence the road will follow the Mon
ongahela to Fairmont, whence it
will follow the West Fork river to
Clarksburg. From that point it
will likely occupy the road bed of
the Weston and Clarksburg narrow
gauge to Weston, whence it will go
through the counties of Gilmer, Cal
houn and Roane to the Kanawha
county line, whence it will proceed
to Charleston, the capital CT the
State of West Virginia. AT that
city the new road will meet the
Chesapeake and Ohio, or the main
stem of the great Huntington sys-
tenn. The Kanawha and Ohio road
also comes to Charleston from tho
Ohio river at Point Pleasant, con-
Meeting at that town with the Ohio
river road, line 900 miles long. ex-
tending from Wheeling, where it
connects with the Panhandle road
of the Pennsylvania system.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

Mr.. T. S. Baldwin, the renowned
tight rope walker, made the longest
drop jump, on record last week in
San Francisco. He assembled in a
balloon the distance Of 1000 feet,
carrying with him large parachute
with an attached trapeze. When he
had assembled the 1000 feet, he seiz-
ed the trapeze and jumped from the
balloon, and at first fell very rapidly,
bat the parachute on opening soon
lessenei the rapidity of his descent,
when he landed he turned q back
somersault and ran so feet. &c says
the next time he will descend 1900
#. This feat was witnessed by
about 1900 persons.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

A disastrous railroad accident oc-
Cured at Woodstock, Vermont, last
Saturday, causing the death Of more
than fifty persons. The express
train, which was bound for Mon
treal, ran of the bridge ut Wool
stock, VI. Two sleepcrs and two
passenger coaches full OF passengers
fell through the bridge. distance Of
60 feet. alighting upon a frozen
river. The cars and bridge at once
caught fire, the latter being entirely
consumed. 1t is thoughtthat about
so passengers were in the cars, go
of whom were either killed by the
fall or burnt to death before they
could be cxtricated from the burn
ing debris.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

At ) public sale IN front Of the
Court House last Wednesday, Mr..
Gin Beall purchased the Glenn farm
DnD.-February 8th. 1887. at the
residence Of Mr.. Phi. Gordon, Ellie
Gertrude, daughter Of Garrett W..
and Sarah E. Bane, aged 4 years.
A conspiracy was discovered in
Chicago to blow up the condemned
Anarchists and their jailors, in or
der to save the former an ignomini
GUS death on the scaffold.
Mr.. John H. Bishop. our enter.
prising machinist, presented us with
q piece of wood to be used in con-
nection with our paper cutter, which
was cut before the Jno. Brown raid
upwards Of 81 years ago.
w. J. Miles, a Young blacksmith
of Louisville, KY, has discovered
new process Of hardening steel, (which
for century has bafiled scientists.
Edged tools made from this steel cut
through ordinary steel and iron
without the slightest difficulty.
During the past two weeks, since
the recent rains and mild weather
have extricated the frost from the
ground, our county roads have been
in miserable condition, the mud
has become SO deep that tits almost
impossible for loaded wagons to pass
over them.
The postoffice department has re-
ceived ninety-five applications from
postmasters and other citizens ask
ing for the establishment of free de-
livery system at their respective
towns. The total number of towns
having the required population or
revenue is $780,
A man named w. S. Kiser, for
merly an Adventist preacher, was
arrested by Deputy U. S. Marshal
Mcmahon a few days since, for yio-
lation of the revenue laws. He had
a den near the angle of the counties
of Roane, jackson and Kanawha.
and here be would sell quart Of
salt for fifty cents and throw in
pint Of "applc jack" He had around
him gang of desperadoes, and he
and they were a terror to the coun-
try round.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
TRUE DEMOCRATS INDICATED.
Monroe Waterman.

In all the volume Of comment by
the protested Democratic newspa-
pers of this State upon the compli
cations surrounding the election of
United States Senator we have
found no disposition, with barely one
or two exceptions to state fairly the
position of the twelve Democrats in
the Legislature who refuse to yield
to caucus dictation. Such utter
disregard of the principles of COM
mon Justice is susceptible of expla-
nation in but one way, but even
subsidized press might charitably
be supposed to retain something Of
the sense of magnanimity. The pol
icy of these organs has been to ter
rorize by denunciation and threats;
and without daring to make public
aught but distorted and untruth-
full view of the situation, they at
tempt to manufacture upon such
flimsy grounds a public sentiment
through which they hope to intimi-
date and dislodge from their posi-
ton these men who are contending
for what they believe to be sacred
principle. Let us review the situa-
ton as it really is, and let us see
how far these anti Camden Demo
crots merit the terms of traitor and
recalcitrant.
Twelve men, elected from the most
prominent Democratic strongholds
of the State, representing Demo
cratic majority of more than 5000,
declined to participate in the Dem
ocratic caucus for the selection of a
candidate for the United States Sen
ate, and have emphatically refused
to support the nominee of that eau
Gus, Mr.. Camden: These gentlemen,
be it understood, arc not the back
ers of ambitious aspirants, who in
the extremity Of their disappoint-
ment are seeking the disorganiza-
tion of the party. On the contrary
they recognize fully the propriety of
party organization under honorable
auspices, and unity of action upon
political questions, when such CON-
promise can be effected without yio-
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
Captain David H. cockrell Dead.

Died, at his residence in this town,
last Tuesday morning about 2
o'clock, David H. Cockrell, aged GO
years, of pneumonia.
Captain Cockrell was carpenter
by trade; the court house is a mon
ument to his workmanship. Very
few men were better known in this
county. He was public-spirited
citizen and was always active in
whatever concerned the community.
He was Democrat, not for revenue,
but because he believed in the prin-
ciples of his party. He was man
of conviction and firm as rock.
When the war broke out he en-
listed in Company A, Second Virginia
Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" He
was first lieutenant and when
Capt. Rowan retired he commanded
the company. He was after
wards placed in command of the
Pioneer Corps of the Second Corps.
His sound judgment and energy
made him invaluable and he was
frequently complimented by the
Generals who observed his work.
At the close of the war he was arres-
ted and confined in the Old Capital
Prison on the absurd charge that he
was implicated in the assassination
of Lincoln. He was INDICATED and
released in the summer Of 1865.
Since his release from prison, until
two days before his sudden death, he
followed his trade in this town and
there was seldom a difficult piece OF
work that did not invoke his skill
When the alarm Of fire sounded in
the night Mr.. Cockrill was always
among the first to render assistance
and whenever a Flag Pole was to be
raised the work waited until "Old
Man Cockrill took command The
Charlestown Democracy will miss
him when they raise their pole in
1888. The party at this juncture
can ill-afford to lose such a Demo
crat as he was, and the community
such a citizen.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11
COUNTY BONDS.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Lucas
provides:

The bill introduced by Mr.. Lucas
provides:
l. The County Court of Jefferson
may issue not exceeding 1925, 500 in
bonds of the county, registered
coupon bearing a rate of interest
not greater than 5per cent. and pay
able not less than 20 nor more than
81 years after date.
9. If so provided on their face, the
bonds shall be exempt from county,
district and municipal taxes, and
the coupons shall be receivable for
all county or district levies and for
all demands due the county.
3. The Court may exchange, at
par, the bonds issued under this act
for any bonds issued since April l,
1886.
This bill will become Il law. We
understand that neither Lncas nor
Chew ale responsible for it; in this
matter they are acting at the re-
quest of the County Court. Perhaps
there is no particular objection to
giving the Court authority 10 make
the coupons receivable for taxes but,
if the Court is wise, it will not cxcr-
else this authority. 1t is incxpedi-
ent, not to say dangerous, to make
coupons legal tender for debts due
To the county when they carnot be
used to pay debts due BIZ the county.
1t may we'll happen that the sheriff
will have a saddle bag full OF coup
ons and yet be unable to pay any
orders upon him. This is device
to secure, beyond every accident, the
payment of interest. Ifcoupons are
receivable for taxes default of in
terest is practically impossible, aud
if the Court exercises the authority
these new bonds will be worth a
premium of 20 per cent. Govern
ment 4 per cents. are worth 1881.
The Court seemed under some OBJ
legation to apply for authority to cx-
change new bonds, with a longer time
to run, for those negotiated by Amman,
but there is no shadow of excuse
why these new bonds should have
tax-receivable coupons, and there is
every reason why they should not.
We trust the Court will not be
caught in trap. Let the Court
profit by the experience of Virginia.
While this matter is before US. We
caution the Court to see to it, that
the bonds negotiated by Amman are
distinguished from those negotiated
by Baker, else some of the latter
may be exchanged for these new
bonds and this would cause trouble.
The aim Of the County Court
should be to bring this debt home,
so that it may be held by our own
people. A debt held at home does
not bear SO heavily as one held
abroad. II held at home the inter
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

DR.. VIM. II. Gray, who is well
known to the readers of the News,
has just invented a valuable and
wonderful attachment to be used on
clocks, by the application of which
an ordinary "a hour clock can be
made to run until the works wear
away with friction, after being wound
one time. The invention is simple
little glass governor which is at
tached to the verge wheel of the
clock and which regulates the evo-
lutions of the balance wheels, DC.
The governors can be made to sell
at about five cents each and can be
attached to any clock.-Frcderfck
Neus.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-11

A FATAL AccIDEST.--At a gather
ing Of little children at the residence
Of Mr.. Philip Gordon, near this
place, last Tuesday evening, the
young son Of Mr.. Kirby, aged eight
years, while handling an old pistol.
accidentally discharged it, the ball
entering the head Of the four-year-
old daughter Of Nj. Buck Bane. kill
ing her instantly.